[Federal Register: December 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 236)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6670-02]

 
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental 
Review Process (EDP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and 
section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended. 
Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of 
Federal Activities at (202) 564-7167.
    An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental 
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated May 18, 2001 (97 FR 
27647).

Draft EISs

    EIS No. 20050348, EDP No. D-NPS-L65492-WA, Bey's Landing National 
Historical Reserve General Management Plan, Implementation, Town of 
Coupeville, Island County, WA.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project; however, EPA 
did request clarification of future environmental monitoring 
activities. Rating LO.
    EIS No. 20050382, EDP No. D-BIA-F60008-WI, Menominee Casino-Hotel 
223-Acre Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino Project, Implementation, 
Federal Trust, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin (Tribe), in City of 
Kenosha and County of Kenosha, WI.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about general

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conformity, energy and water conservation, and cumulative impacts 
analysis. Rating EC2.
    EIS No. 20050406, EDP No. D-FHW-L40228-WA, South Park Bridge 
Project, Proposes to Rehabilitate or Replace the Historic South Park 
Ridge over the Duwamish Waterway at 14th/16 Avenue S, U.S. Coast Guard 
Permit and U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, King County, WA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality, 
hazardous waste, and environmental justice impacts related to the 
project, and requested additional information in the final EIS. Rating 
EC1.
    EIS No. 20050421, EDP No. D-HUD-C85046-NY, Ashburton Avenue Master 
Plan and Urban Renewal Plan/Mulford Hope VI Revitalization Plan, 
Development, Implementation, Yonkers City, Westchester County, NY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality 
impacts and the need for a General Conformity Determination. Rating 
EC2.
    EIS No. 20050445, EDP No. D-NPS-J61108-SD, Badlands National Park/
North Unit General Management Plan, Implementation, Jackson, Pennington 
and Shannon Counties, SD.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential air 
quality, riparian and other water resources, and wildlife habitat 
impacts, and recommended further evaluation of these impacts, including 
a discussion of potential mitigation measures, be included in the Final 
EIS. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

    EIS No. 20050443, ERP No. F-FHW-H40182-00, US-159 Missouri River 
Crossing Project, Rehabilitation or Replacement of the Missouri River 
Bridge at Rulo, Funding and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, 
Richardson County, NE and Holt County, MO.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project and 
appreciates the additional coordination afforded to 4(f) properties, as 
well as the inclusion of Traffic System Management/Travel Demand 
Management in combination with the preferred alternative.
    EIS No. 20050458, ERP No. F-AFS-J65450-SD, Deerfield Project Area, 
Proposes to Implement Multiple Resource Management Actions, Mystic 
Ranger District, Black Hills National Forest, Pennington County, SD.
    Summary: EPA remains concerned about water quality impacts from 
additional runoff and related erosion and sediment losses. In addition, 
EPA continues to express environmental concerns about cumulative 
impacts to soils, water quality, aquatic resources, and fish and 
wildlife habitats and populations.

    Dated: December 6, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
 [FR Doc. E5-7121 Filed 12-8-05; 8:45 am]

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